His eyes went to each one, seeing a deer on one, an elk on another, and finally … his eyes widened in surprise—and fear.
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It was mid-afternoon by the time Garrick and Aela led the procession of hunters into the town. As the townspeople saw what the men had returned with, a crowd had quickly gathered and several people began asking questions. The reactions of the people ranged from curiosity to fear.
“Is it a goblin?” asked one woman.
Some of the younger children peered at the creature while they cowered behind their parents.
“I’m not sure,” answered Kadin, Garrick’s father.
Garrick had seen many things living on the edge of civilization, but he had never seen anything like this creature before. He had taken up a position next to the dead creature as though he were guarding it. He in
